Ethereum (ETH)
Learn about Ethereum, the leading smart contract platform powering DeFi, NFTs and dApps. Explore ETH technology, history, key metrics and future outlook.
The leading smart contract platform and backbone of DeFi, NFTs, and the EVM ecosystem. Created by Vitalik Buterin in 2015, Ethereum transitioned to Proof-of-Stake (The Merge, Sept 2022), reducing energy consumption by ~99.95%. Supports EIP-1559 fee burning, proto-danksharding (EIP-4844), and hosts the largest developer community in crypto.